Necktie-form



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NECKTIE FORM.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1919.

1,356,928.- Patented Oct. 26,1920.

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FRANK LEITES, OF SAN rnnncrsco, CALIFORNIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

Application filed March 27, 1919. Serial No. 285,443.

and State of California, have invented new' and useful Improvements in Necktie-Forms, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in necktie forms.

The object of the invention is to provide a necktie form which will save time in arranging the necktie; will save wear on the necktie; in the use of which, the collar will not be damaged so much as at present; with which the necktie can be worn more comfortably than at present, which can be used on any shirt, either stiff or soft, and with any turn-down collar, either high or low; on which any style of four-in-hand necktie can be tied; which does not require a change in the manner of tying a four-in-hand necktie; which will save material in the necktie; such that the appearance of the necktie differs only from that tied in the ordinary way in greater neatness when tied; and by which the necktie can be untied or reduced to its original form quicker than in the ordinary way.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a front view of my improved form in position, the necktie and collar being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a vertical section of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of a cross member, detached; Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view illustrating an attachment of the upright member to a shirt bosom; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of the tie clasp showing it as it would appear when in use, the outer fold of the tie being omitted.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates an upright or central member of my improved necktie form and 2 indicates a cross member thereof. The upright member 1 consists of a flat narrow strip of material, preferably metal, bent forwardly into a slightly convex form to conform to the shape of the shirt bosom, and having a lower wide portion 3, a narrower intermediate portion 4, and a loop 6 at the top. The cross member 2 is slidable in said loop 6 and is also formed of a narrow strip of metal curved convexly forward to fit closely against the front portion of the collar on each side of the collar button.

The lower portion 3 is formed with a longitudinally extending series of holes 7,

through any one of which can be passed a fastening device of any well known or other make, for insertion into the uppermost button hole of the shirt below the collar button hole. Such a device is here shown as the well known form of spring stud fastener 8,

shown in detail in Fig. 4.

By providing an upwardly-and longitudinally extending series of holes 7 I am enabled to use the necktie form with a shirt bosom of any ordinary description, and with a collar of any height, since a suitable hole 7, can always be selected as the proper one through which to pass the fastening device 8.

After the cross piece 2 has been passed through the loop 6 of the central member 1, the necktie, shown at 9,can be tied around the juncture of said upright member and cross piece in the same way as the ordinary four-in-hand tie is tied, and the device 8 can be passed through the button hole immediately below the collar button. The ends of the cross piece 2 are then inserted in the fold of the collar on each side of the center. If the proper hole 7 has been selected, the necktie will. be held in position closely against the fold of each side of the collar above the collar button, and no part of the cross piece will be visible between the necktie and the front portion of the collar.

When the necktie has once been. folded about the form, it is unnecessary to again so tie it, but it can be quickly untied at any time by drawing the cross piece 2 centrally through the loop 6, and through the knot in the necktie, and the necktie will then at once drop loose or untied.

It will be obvious that the narrow por tion of the necktie will hang down from the form to much greater length than as ordinarily used, because the necktie has now no longer to surround the neck of the wearer. This effects a saving in material, since the necktie can be shortened accordingly. But if it be desired to use an ordinary necktie, the narrow end is raised to the same height as ordinarily by means of a spring clip 11 or of any desired form.

It will be seen that my improved necktie form saves in time, since it is easier to tie it around the form than to tie it in the ordinary way, and it dispenses with the necessity of tying and untying it every day. Also by means of my improved form, the

necktie will last considerably longer, be-

cause the wear on it caused by drawing the 7 improved necktie form can be used on any shirt, either stiff or soft, and with any turn down collar, either high or low. ,A necktie tied on my improved former appears as if it were tied in the ordinary way except that it is somewhat neater looking.

An important feature of the invention is that no portion of the form is exposed, the upper portion of the upright being inclosed within the knot of the tie, the terminal portions of the cross piece being contained in the folds of the collar, and the mediate portion 4 of the upright being so closely adj a cent to the portion of the necktie depending from the knot that it cannot be seen from the side.

I claim:

1. A necktie form comprising a central upright member and a cross piece, said upright member having a series of holes therein arranged one above the other, and means adapted to pass through any one of said holes for attaching the central member to a button hole of a shirt.

2. In a necktie former, the combination of a central member and a cross member, of a loop on one of said members, the other member being withdrawably mounted in said loop and extending at right angles to the first-named member and substantially at its upper end.

3. In combination with a necktie former, having central and cross members, the central member being provided with means for attaching it to the bosom of a shirt, and a clip for attaching to the central member double folds of a narrow portion of a necktie tied in a knot around the uncture of said central and cross members.

FRANK LEITES. 

